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About Tulsi Village

Tulsi is a large village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,666, made up of 1,335 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tulsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tulsi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 743.89 hectares
Population 2,666
Male Population 1,335
Female Population 1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tulsi compares

By the 2011 count Tulsi is the 17th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 743.89 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Tulsi

Tulsi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tulsi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tulsi from other places

Tulsi lies about 55 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tulsi
Tehsil headquarters Simga 11 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 16 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 55 km

Villages closest to Tulsi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tulsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tulsi village had a population of 2,666. That makes it the 17th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Tulsi village has 1,335 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tulsi has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Tulsi is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tulsi covers 743.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tulsi falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tulsi is Hathbandh, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Tulsi.

Tulsi is about 55 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tulsi is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 11 km away. Hathbandh is about 16 km away. Bemetāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tora (2.3 km), Kirwai (3.3 km) and Chandia Pathra (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tulsi today is likely to be higher.

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